Buffalo County, South Dakota Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Buffalo County is 1st out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Buffalo County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Buffalo County is 7th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Buffalo County is 12th out of 3,143 other counties in Income below poverty line

Buffalo County is 21st out of 3,143 other counties in People per household

Buffalo County is 1st in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Buffalo County is 1st in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Buffalo County is 3rd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Buffalo County is 4th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Income below poverty line

Buffalo County is 4th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in People per household

Buffalo County is 14th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Foreign born residents

Buffalo County is 17th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Female residents

Size Demographics
	Buffalo County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	2,020	60th	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	471.4	61st	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4.1	42nd	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Buffalo County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	13.3%	1st	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	41.1%	1st	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	7.5%	63rd	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Buffalo County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	78.2%	62nd	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	9.5%	66th	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Buffalo County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	17.2%	64th	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	37th	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	80.5%	3rd	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.0%	66th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	42nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	31st	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	23rd	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	64th	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Buffalo County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	50.5%	17th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.7%	14th	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Buffalo County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	606	65th	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.6%	30th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	551	64th	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	30.7%	66th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$67,000	42nd	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	3.5	4th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	59th	4,178	829,658

Income Demographics
	Buffalo County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$11,162	65th	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$28,493	63rd	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	40.8%	4th	13.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Buffalo County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Non-farm private establishments	10	66th	25,494	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	153	62nd	326,749	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	91	58th	76,997	27,092,908
Retail sales	$0	66th	$12,266,218	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$0	66th	$15,390	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	59th	$1,622,751	$613,795,732